Restaurants & Bars

Blu Star Grill, Joe Fish, Dairi-O: Mooresville Inspections

An inspection found 10 violations at one Mooresville restaurant including a dirty slicer and a bucket of sanitizer on a food prep table.

MOORESVILLE, NC — Health inspectors recently graded seven Mooresville area restaurant kitchens. One kitchen was found to have 10 violations, including a dirty slicer and a bucket of sanitizer on the food prep table, according to health inspection reports.

Do you truly know how clean your favorite coffee shop or restaurant is? Find out with the most recent restaurant and food service inspections in Mooresville and elsewhere in Iredell County, performed by the Iredell County Health Department.

At The Black Eye’d Pea Family Restaurant, for example, a May 2 inspection documented 10 violations, including the need for more handwashing, uncooked meat and over cooked or ready-to-eat food, a slicer with a dirty blade and a bucket of what looked to be sanitizer sitting on the food prep table.

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Eight violations were documented during a May 2 inspection of Big Bite’z Grill, including several food items stored at improper temperatures and areas that were in need of cleaning.

Results from the Iredell County Health Department inspections conducted April 24 - May 7, 2019 are listed below. You may look up your favorite restaurant or find more detailed information about this latest batch of inspections here.

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Establishment Name Address Insp. DateScoreGrade
Dairi-O920 River Hwy4/26/201998.5A
Joe Fish510 River Highway4/27/201998.5A
Blu Star Grill120-A Market Place Avenue4/24/201997A
Tony's Pizza688-F Bluefield Rd4/29/201995.5A
Tokyo Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse539-V East Plaza Dr.4/27/201995A
Big Bite'z Grill II843 Williamson Road5/2/201993.5A
The Black-Eye'd Pea 862 Brawley School Road5/2/201992A

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